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Lingreville Cabbage.— Stem rather short ; leaves large, pale, 

 almost light green, moderately undulated and crimped, soon 

 forming a head of an oblong and almost pointed shape, by 

 twisting themselves over one another rather than taking the 

 ordinary hood or cap form. In appearance and size, this variety 

 is almost intermediate between the Tourlaville and the Early 

 Bacalan varieties, and, as in those two kinds, the formation of the 

 head is commenced by leaves which are at some distance from 

 each other on the stem. In the axils of these lower leaves, shoots 

 sometimes grow which form small heads themselves about as large 

 as an apple or an orange. The variety which produces these 

 secondary heads is known in Normandy by the name of CJwu 

 Gt^appe or CJiou Grappn. 



Early Bacalan Cabbage. — Head oblong, conical, thick, and 

 rather compact, resembling that of the Ox-heart variety, but 



Lingreville Cabbage. Early Bacalan Cabbage (^V natural size). 



perceptibly longer ; leaves large, very slightly crimped, and 

 undulated on the edges ; stem longish. Although larger than the 

 Ox-heart variety, this is equally early, and especially adapted for 

 the mild seaside climate of the west of France. It appears to have 

 been raised at Saint-Brieuc, whence it was brought to Bordeaux, 

 and is very largely grown and highly esteemed in both these 

 localities, especially for autumn sowing. 



Large Bacalan Cabbage. — When this variety comes true to 

 name, it is distinguished from the preceding one by its somewhat 

 larger size and by its more compact and rather more pointed head. 

 There are all kinds of intermediate forms between these two 

 varieties, which were themselves identical in origin. The Large 

 Bacalan heads almost as soon as the preceding kind and keeps 

 its shape better. 



Here ends the series of varieties which may be considered as 

 forming one group with the Ox-heart kinds. We shall add to the 



